Question follow-through · 11325
Business Rates: Rural Areas
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the potential impact on the economy of raising the threshold of Rural Rates Relief above the rateable value of (a) £8,500 for (i) village general stores, (ii) food shops and (iii) pos
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 28 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 30 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 31 Oct 2024 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
28 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the potential impact on the economy of raising the threshold of Rural Rates Relief above the rateable value of (a) £8,500 for (i) village general stores, (ii) food shops and (iii) pos
30 Oct 2024
Target answer date
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31 Oct 2024
Answer published
Rural Rate Relief aims to ensure that key amenities are available, and community assets protected in rural areas. It provides 100% rate relief for properties that are based in eligible rural areas with populations below 3,000. To be eligible, the business...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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